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White Noise

by: Don DeLillo (author)

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A brilliant satire of mass culture and numbing effects of technology, White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, a teacher of Hitler studies at a liberal arts college in Middle America. Jack and his fourth wife, Babette, bound by their love, fear of death, and four ultramodern offspring,... show more

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Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin

Pages no: 326

Edition language: English

Category:

Classics, Novels, Academic, School, Literature, Book Club, American, Literary Fiction, 20th Century, Contemporary, College

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Chris' Fish Place rated it

5 years ago

http://ethiercn.booklikes.com Chris' Fish Place 3.0 Read for Book Club

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So this is the first DeLilo I've read. It is beautifully written, and it was strange to read this in the mid of lockdown. The book details a family dealing with a toxic spill in their city. The father is a professor of Hitler studies, the mother has multiple jobs. The kids are all different...

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Shiftyj1 rated it

8 years ago

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I am not sure what I was expecting from this one since I had never heard of Don DeLillo prior to seeing my friend Edward’s review. I didn’t read the synopsis and didn’t look at any spoilery reviews, but pictured it to be something else entirely. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it ev...

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Krazykiwi @ Kiwitopia rated it

9 years ago

http://krazykiwi.booklikes.com Krazykiwi @ Kiwitopia 0.0 White Noise by Don DeLillo

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I don't know why but I just can't get this book finished. I've tried several times, and even buckled down and tried the audiobook (which went better), but I get 20-25% of the way through and just lose interest in the characters. The MC/Narrator in particular is just so ridiculously smug about everyt...

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LunaLuss rated it

9 years ago

http://Lunaluss.booklikes.com LunaLuss 5.0 Can we Outsmart Death?

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I thought that I will not like this novel. I thought that all the fuss about it was exaggerated. I was wrong. I enjoyed this novel a lot. I laughed a lot while reading it. I liked the irony, the sarcasm, the tragic-attractive moods. I liked the contradictions and the writing style. In short I liked ...

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